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Sunspot region 1476 points toward Earth like a loaded gun in this picture from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Experts say the active region is capable of generating major X-class flares.
We're not only closing out the week — we're closing out the first 10 years of Cosmic Log. It was on May 13, 2002, that I first began noting the follies and mysteries of science, space and society in this space. To mark the occasion, I'm presenting not just one, not just two, but three sets of brain-teasers.
The first puzzle has already played out on the Cosmic Log Facebook page. I asked Facebook followers to figure out which four-digit number is best associated with the picture above, and it just took a couple of minutes for multiple commenters to come up with the answer: 1476, the designation for the active region that's currently front and center on the sun's disk and capable of throwing X-class flares in our direction.
Mitch Siff was the first to put it all together, and I'm sending him my last pair of sun-viewing safety glasses, suitable for watching the May 20 annular solar eclipse from his home in Colorado. Michael J. Tiano was also quick on the draw, and he'll be getting my second-last pair of 3-D glasses, along with a scary 3-D picture of yours truly.
It's worth noting that a solar storm was one of the first topics tackled in Cosmic Log 10 years ago.
Space Needle unscrambler
Earlier in the week, I reported on the finals of a "Space Race 2012" competition at Seattle's Space Needle that resulted in Arizona law-school student Gregory Schneider winning a future suborbital trip into outer space. The final test was to solve a series of 10 brain-teasers while walking around a narrow ring-shaped platform just outside the Needle's 520-foot-high observation deck. I mentioned a couple of sample questions on Wednesday, but in honor of Cosmic Log's 10th birthday, here's the full set of 10 questions. The first commenter to give the correct answers to all 10 teasers — in a single comment, not a series of comments — will be eligible to receive my last pair of giveaway 3-D glasses.
Unscramble the five following words:
6. How many stars are in the Big Dipper?
7. For the Space Needle's 50th Anniversary, the roof was painted which color: Orbital Orange, Galaxy Gold, Meteor Melon, Re-entry Red.
8. True or false: The planet Venus rotates clockwise. It is the only planet to do so.
9. Which is NOT the name of a NASA shuttle: Atlantis, Voyager, Discovery, Endeavour.
10. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first men to walk on the moon in which year: 1968, 1967, 1969, 1966.
Cosmic Log history lesson
Finally, here are some trivia questions about the past 10 years of Cosmic Log. First person to get all the answers correct in a single comment will be eligible to receive a signed copy of my book "The Case for Pluto." (I'm not holding my breath.)
1. Where did the name "Cosmic Log" come from? A space mission? A TV show? A comic book? Or did I just make it up?
2. Which "Star Trek" actor was interviewed for Cosmic Log? Nichelle Nichols? Leonard Nimoy? William Shatner? George Takei?
3. Which would-be celebrity astronaut was interviewed for Cosmic Log? Lance Bass? Mark Burnett? James Cameron? Victoria Principal?
4. Which Apollo astronaut was NOT interviewed for Cosmic Log? Buzz Aldrin? Alan Bean? Pete Conrad? Harrison Schmitt?
5. Which magician has been interviewed for Cosmic Log? The Amazing Randi? The Amazing Kreskin? David Copperfield? Penn Jillette?
6. Which medium/channel/psychic has been interviewed for Cosmic Log? Mary T. Browne? Theresa Caputo? Allison Dubois? JZ Knight?
7. Which TV show has been the subject of Cosmic Log postings? "American Idol"? "Dancing With the Stars"? "The X-Files"? All of the above?
8. What is the "CLUB Club"? A hangout for Cosmic Log fans in Seattle back in the early days? A concept I proposed for an anti-theft device? A list of book recommendations? A members-only gallery of cosmic pictures?
9. What kind of celestial object got its name in part because of Cosmic Log? Asteroid? Comet? Crater? Mountain?
10. Who was the object named after? Douglas Adams? Alan Boyle? Stephen Hawking? Robert Heinlein?
I'll provide the answers to both of the 10-question teasers on Sunday, the 10th anniversary, and if I'm in a generous mood for the start of the next 10 years, I may give away a book even if no one gets all of the Cosmic Log trivia questions right.
Answers to questions:
Space Needle unscrambler: APOLLO, ASTEROID, GRAVITY, METEORITE, SPACECRAFT, seven stars, Galaxy Gold, true, Voyager, 1969. BigBenAlaska solved all the puzzles and richly deserves a pair of 3-D glasses.
Cosmic Log history: To get the answers to some of these questions, you have to go back to the deep archive at Multiply.com. Julia Cline got all the answers right and is eligible to receive a signed copy of "The Case for Pluto."
1. Cosmic Log's name was inspired by a 40-year-old quote from a character in Weird Mystery Tales #1: "My name is Destiny, and it is my Fate to walk alone throughout eternity and observe the follies and mysteries of mankind, and to note them all in the cosmic log." Among the rejected names: Quanta, Penultimate Questions and the Blog at the End of the Universe.
2. William Shatner was our guest for a Cosmic Log chat on Oct. 14, 2002.
3. Although Lance Bass was the subject of frequent Cosmic Log items in 2002, I never did talk with Lance himself. I did, however, chat with James Cameron a couple of times about his space aspirations.
4. I've had items in Cosmic Log about Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 12's Alan Bean, Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt and other astronauts from NASA's glory days. I interviewed Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad before his death in 1999 for a story about his Universal Space Lines venture — but that was before Cosmic Log got started. So Pete Conrad is the answer to this one.
5. The Amazing Kreskin was the focus of a 2002 Cosmic Log item about his UFO stunt in Nevada.
6. JZ Knight (who says she channels a 35,000-year-old warrior spirit named Ramtha) was the subject of an extended interview in 2010. I haven't yet checked in with Theresa ("Long Island Medium") Caputo or Allison Dubois of the "Medium" TV series, but I do stay in touch with my cousin Mary T. Browne, "the Wall Street psychic."
7. All of the above: Who hasn't written about "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars" and "The X-Files"?
8. The CLUB Club is the "Cosmic Log Used Book Club." Since 2002, we've been highlighting books with cosmic themes that have been out long enough to become available at your local library or secondhand-book store. Even though I haven't been providing book club selections as often as I used to, the CLUB Club archive still makes for a pretty good reading list.
9 and 10. Back in 2003, I discussed the procedure for naming asteroids and solicited suggestions for folks who should have an asteroid named after them. Douglas Adams, the humorist behind the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, was one of the prospects mentioned — and I noticed that there was an asteroid out there that almost literally had his name on it. The space rock known provisionally as 2001 DA42 included the date of Adams' death (2001), his initials (DA) and the answer to the ultimate question from the Hitchhiker's Guide (42). Astronomer Brian Marsden, who headed the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center at the time, thought it was a great suggestion and helped make it so in 2005. You can get the full story here.
Alan Boyle is msnbc.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.

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Everywhere you look on Payne Avenue in North Austin, there are stark reminders of shattered dreams and a life lost too soon. It's often said that time heals all wounds, but not in this neighborhood.
"It's something that shouldn't have happened," said neighbor Jack Graves.
January 9, 2012 provided a wake-up call no one on Payne Avenue can forget, especially not Jack Graves.
"We'd just gone out the front door and taken about one pedal and just, you know, I heard this really loud sound. The sound didn't really get my attention as much as the roof flying off in front of me," he said.
Grave's next door neighbor's home exploded in a ball of fire.
"I ran back in and got my wife, and one of my grandkids was here; she was home from school sick. And I got them out of the house, and I managed to get the dogs out," said Graves.
Renald Ferrovecchio, 43, wasn't as fortunate. The single father was alone inside. He died in the explosion.
"Immediately I knew what had happened," recalled Graves.
Ferrovecchio first called Texas Gas Service November 25, 2011 to report the smell of gas.
"The gas company came out on Friday and poked around," said Graves.
Texas Gas Service could not find a leak and promised to return to investigate further.
Kristi Copeland was remodeling Ferrovecchio's home at the time.
"In my mind, in everyone's minds, and I'm sure in Renald's mind, it was, 'Oh well, the gas company, they're experts. They know whether it's safe or not. If they've come out, and they've investigated, and they didn't evacuate the neighborhood, they didn't turn off the gas to the house, it must be safe to be here.'" Copeland said. "Apparently not!"
About a month later, Copeland said Texas Gas returned.
"That was the 29th of December," said Copeland.
Copeland said workers dug a hole in the front yard that day, but still couldn't find a leak. She said they left the hole open and promised to come back yet again.
"That whole next week, including weekends, I was there every single day. Nobody showed up from the gas company," she said."
Eleven days after that visit, Ferrovecchio's home exploded.
When Copeland arrived for one final walk-through, firefighters were blocking the street.
"That's when they explained to me that the house had blown up, and there was someone inside, and did I know who that was," said Copeland. "That's when it was just all slow motion, unreal."
Texas Gas Service declined KVUE's requests for an interview because of a pending wrongful death lawsuit in this case.
However, in February the company did issue a report on the Payne Avenue explosion, finding that the cause was not the initial leak Ferrovecchio first reported in November, but a separate "break in the 4-inch 1950's cast iron gas main" that Texas Gas said happened shortly before the explosion.
The report goes on to say the cause of the break was "shifting soil due to severe drought conditions followed by rainfall."
Don Deaver worked for Exxon for 33 years investigating the company's pipeline failures. He now testifies as an expert witness in gas explosion cases across the country.
"There is a real history with cast iron pipe problems, of people doing work in other areas, and when they do that, they sometimes disturb the soil.They put additional loadings on it because of the weight of equipment, and they throw the dirt in. It actually adds forces or stress to the cast iron pipe that could then cause it to fail later on," said Deaver.
Deaver said because cast iron is a brittle material, it's especially dangerous in areas prone to drought.
"So that really causes a new big problem with San Antonio, to Austin, all the way to Dallas," said Deaver.
It's actually a nationwide concern.
In March 2012 the U.S. Department of Transportation re-issued a nationwide alert to all gas companies to accelerate repair or replacement of all high risk pipelines -- a warning originally issued back in 1991, 21 years before Ferrovecchio's home exploded.
"I think about Renald a lot," said Jack Graves.
For Graves it's difficult enough to lose a neighbor, but his friend left behind a nine-year-old son.
"It's every day. You walk out here, it's like," said Graves.
Texas Gas Service said it re-inspected the remaining 32 miles of cast iron pipes in its Austin area system and that they are safe.
"So here we are every day," said neighbor Richard May. "That house right there, the same shifting land, every day."
Leaving neighbors with one burning question.
"What is going to be done to ensure the safety of my little girl and my family?" questioned May.
We're still waiting for the state investigation into the home explosion. We'll let you know when we hear from the Texas Railroad Commission.
So where is this cast iron located? And what is being done about it? See that part of our investigation here.


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Traffic volumes are still higher than usual but there has been a general easing in the earlier delays holidaymakers had faced when heading south and north out of Sydney on Saturday afternoon.
Queues on the Pacific Highway had seen commuters stuck in traffic jams of up to 12 kilometres long about 1.30pm.
A Transport Management Centre spokesman said earlier delays northbound on the highway at Macksville, Woodburn and Ewingsdale, where congestion was adding up to 60 minutes to travel time, were now easing.
''There are now no significant delays, there is more traffic on the roads, with people heading off on holidays, but the delays are no longer significant,'' the spokesman said.
He said that on the NSW south coast, the earlier southbound delays on the Princes Highway at Gerringong, which had been causing queues of six kilometres long, were also easing.
The spokesman said that earlier traffic jams within Sydney had also cleared.
''There are also no current accidents or break downs in Sydney at the moment, everything is quiet.''
He said traffic volumes are still higher than usual and traffic commanders will continue to monitor both the Pacific Highway and the Princes Highway this evening.
"Motorists are advised to plan their trip, allow plenty of additional travel time, expect delays and take regular breaks.''


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The number of games increased for this weekend, as the season kicks in to nearly full speed.
The drama was up a notch as well.
It was snowing in Durham, N.C., as Duke hosted Notre Dame in a Top 5 matchup. That game turned out to be all Irish, with Notre Dame cruising to a 13-5 win and handing the Blue Devils their second loss of the year.
Also in the Southeast, Kennesaw State in Georgia hosted another elite game of North Carolina vs. UMass. That turned into the big story of the day, as the Minutemen — missing an injured Will Manny — upset the Tar Heels, 12-11.
Virginia and Drexel continued the theatrics, as the Dragons forced overtime late in the game. Virginia's Matt White only needed 10 seconds of extra time to earn a 13-12 win for the Cavs. Villanova put up a fight against Lehigh, but ultimately the Mountain Hawks won 11-9. Marist and Lafayette earned big wins; the Red Foxes beat Stony Brook, while the Leopards downed Georgetown. Loyola survived a scare from Delaware; Chris Layne scored the game-winner with four seconds left.
And in Division III, the league's dominant program was shocked. Salisbury, ranked No. 1 and undefeated last year, fell to Lynchburg on a dramatic late goal.
Then on Sunday, the most thrilling game of the weekend occurred with Albany downing Syracuse in double OT. Also, Penn State beat Denver, and Mount St. Mary's stunned Bucknell.
The first in-season Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, as well as first USILA Division I Coaches Poll will be released on Monday. But first, Sunday has Syracuse hosting Albany, and two great games in the Moe's Southwest Classic.
Check out what are reporters in the field saw.
Albany 16, Syracuse 15 (2OT)
Give Scott Marr credit. The veteran Albany lacrosse coach knew he was giving away a dynamic talent at the faceoff X and from his first midfield when he decided to move sophomore Lyle Thompson down low this season to quarterback the Great Dane attack between older brother Miles and cousin Ty.
Count Syracuse coach John Desko among those who questioned Marr's wisdom.
"When I heard he had done that I thought they were going to lose some faceoffs and not have the same punch up top," Desko said.
It didn't take long for the Orange coach to stand corrected, as Lyle Thompson capped an eight-point performance with a nifty cross-crease pass to wide-open Miles for a dunk into an empty net 57 seconds into the second four-minute sudden-death overtime period. The assist gave the Great Danes a 16-15 victory Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 4,130 in the Carrier Dome. It was Albany's first victory over the Orange in 11 tries and Desko's first loss in an opener in 15.
"We knew all we needed was one shot," Marr said. "We just needed the ball. And we put it in the hands of Lyle almost all day . . . Lyle, Miles and Ty . . . and they put the ball away for us. They put on a show for us."
It is a show Marr has been watching ever since he made the decision to move Lyle Thompson down low, bidding offensive balance adios in the process.
"I remember how dangerous Lyle was up top, especially when he got his hands free in front of the goal," Desko said. "But how many assists did he have today, five?"
Five would have been OK with Syracuse, which twice overcame four-goal deficits to send the game in overtime and unleashed five shots in the first session, three stopped by Blaze Riorden, one by the pipe to his left and another that trickled just wide of the open crease. Unfortunately, the correct answer was six, and the last one had Desko congratulating Marr afterward on the victory and his gutsy decision.
"Terrific," he said in describing Albany's attack, which accounted for 10 of the Danes' 16 goals and 18 of its 27 points. "It was a great move putting Lyle down there. Obviously he plays well with his brother and cousin. They were spectacular."
They saved their specular best for the end, as Lyle beat his defender with a strong inside dodge from the side the goalie Bobby Wardwell's right and sprint toward the crease, bending a tad up toward the top of the crease to try to get a better angle but then flipping the cross-crease pass to Miles when SU star defender Brian Megill slid over to shut the door on Lyle.
"It's a move I do a lot," Lyle Thompson said. "In preseason scrimmages Miles was always open right there. It's either me or Miles. I saw him open and I threw it over there."
"Open every time," Miles said. "It's always open. All I saw was net."
So great is the chemistry between the three Thompsons that Marr said he simply called them over during the timeout that preceded the winner and asked them what they wanted to do.
"Those guys draw up the plays," he said. "It's their game. They have such a great feel for the game and each other. We put it in their hands, basically."
And why not? Lyle had seven points at the time (two goals, five assists) Ty had five goals and Miles had two goals and two assists. No, Marr's brilliance occurred much earlier when he moved Lyle – who played his high school ball along with Miles 10 minutes down Route 81 in LaFayette – down low to operate between his relatives. The box lacrosse veterans have a sixth sense for finding cracks in a defense and knowing where the one or the other is going to pop free. Their performance against a veteran Syracuse defense provided the proof.
"You're talking about a triple threat," Marr said. "They can all go to the goal, they can all feed and they can all score. Putting the three of them together, the dynamic is almost unbelievable."
The triple threat allowed Albany to overcome a career-high eight points from senior midfielder JoJo Marasco (3-5). It allowed the Danes to brush off Marasco-powered runs that twice brought Syracuse even in a game it never led. It allowed the visitors to stay in control despite being out shot (47-45) and beaten at the faceoff X (15-for-35), normally guarantees of an Orange victory.
And in the end it allowed Marr to walk off the Dome turf a winner for the first time in 11 tries. He put the game in the hands of his stars, but he deserves some credit for putting those stars together when logic – at least at first glance – dictated otherwise.
Not anymore.
—Dave Rahme
Notre Dame 13, Duke 5
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish caught the Duke Blue Devils defense off guard early and often throughout their season-opening game to earn a 13-5 victory on the road.
"On the whole, we did a good job of keeping the field balanced and putting ourselves in a position to take advantage of the mistakes that they made," Notre Dame coach Kevin Corrigan said.
Midfielder Jim Marlatt (5G, 1A) and attackman Matt Kavanaugh (4, 1) kept the Blue Devils defense busy all game while the Duke offense looked almost immobilized at times.
"We were disappointed certainly with our effort the in first half," Duke coach John Danowski said. "Certainly Notre Dame is a terrific team, terrific defensively, but we thought we were tiptoeing around a lot in the first half."
Keeping them at bay
Even while holding a only two-goal lead after the first quarter, Notre Dame took advantage of Duke's defensive mistakes to open the game up, extending their lead to 6-0 before the Blue Devils managed to put the ball past goalkeeper John Kemp.
"If you make a mistake, it's a big mistake," Corrigan said about Duke's wider defensive set-up that he directed his team to drive toward on each play.
Throughout the second quarter in particular, Notre Dame peppered Duke goalkeeper Dan Wigrizer with numerous shots from the perimeter, and went into the halftime break leading 8-1 while outshooting the Blue Devils 23-7.
Not having fun
If Duke was going beat Kemp, they had to break inside the Notre Dame defensive perimeter, which played a simple read-and-slide zone and kept close to every Duke player that touched the ball.
"I thought our guys did a great job of keeping them at the end of their sticks," Corrigan said. "We had sticks on gloves all day, and we didn't let them get the hands-free, step-down shots they like to get."
Going scoreless up to that point in the game, attackman Jordan Wolf finally got on the board and Duke started to make things interesting early in the third quarter.
Wolf was wide open to Kemp's right post, and set up on a pass from Christian Walsh that allowed him release a sidearm shot that beat the Irish keeper high at the 14:41 mark.
The Blue Devils then continued to ride the momentum generated from Wolf's goal, and added two more to cut the Notre Dame lead down to four goals.
"I thought second half, when there was a realization that we had nothing to lose, since we were losing 8-1, we played a lot harder, and the guys had more fun," Danowski said. "I don't think anyone had fun the first half and it showed."
Weathering a potential storm
Even with Duke changing Wigrizer out for Ben Krebs in the cage, the Irish finally found his soft spots and extended their lead to six goals, leading 10-4 by the end of the third quarter.
Though possessing a nice cushion to rest on, Corrigan knew his team had to continue to work off of the energy created from Kemp's saves, in order to score goals keep its distance from the Blue Devils.
"They had scored a couple and we were feeling like we're a little bit under siege, coming out of a good first half," he said. "When you're not winning face-offs (7-22), the only other way to get the ball is to get saves and takeaways. We're not a takeaway team, so you're down to saves. We weathered that. I thought that was one of the real keys — we didn't let it get down to a two or three-goal game."
Challenges met and lost
With cold, wet and messy conditions, it was clear that Notre Dame handled the challenge of a road game against Duke exceptionally well, and the Irish coach acknowledged that.
"For this day and for what our guys' challenge was, I think they did a great job," he said.
On the flipside, the Blue Devils suffered their second loss to a Top 10 team in as many weeks, and by a substantial margin which will present them with much work to do.
"If you can learn something from losing, then you're going to be okay," Danowski said. "Give Notre Dame credit for building a lead, but at least we competed better in the second half. Winning sometimes disguises some things and you relax. This will certainly allow us to be focused. There were plays to be made, but we just didn't end up making them.
— Peter Koutroumpis
Virginia 13, Drexel 12 (OT)
For Virginia's Charlie Streep, his return to Klöckner Field finished exactly like his last trip: a Matt White overtime game-winning goal. This time, however, Streep was on the winning side, with the Cavs pulling out a 13-12 victory.
Streep, a fifth-year transfer from Bucknell, scored his first Virginia goal with 49 seconds left in the fourth quarter to put the Cavs up 12-11 over visiting Drexel. Ryan Belka (1G, 3A) answered immediately with a doorstep goal for Drexel to force the game to overtime.
In overtime, Rob Emery scooped up the groundball in traffic and got the pass off to Nick O'Reilly who hit a waiting Matt White on the crease to finish the goal and the game.
Both goalies played outstanding in their first career starts with 15 saves apiece, including some big-time plays late in the game.
Virginia's Dan Marino looked sharp from the beginning, getting a couple saves under his belt before letting in Drexel's first goal, something that helped him feel more comfortable in cage. "It was definitely a monkey off my back," Marino said. "I had let in that first goal it might have been a different ball game."
Marino's performance in goal kept the Cavaliers in the game during some long stretches in which their offense couldn't get the ball to go in, something senior White appreciated. "Look at what he did out there. He played great, showed a lot of poise, very mature. That's all you can ask out of an 18-year-old playing goalie for us," White said. "I'm happy for him. I'm proud of him, too."
White contributed four goals on the afternoon after starting the game on midfield then moving to attack. "He's probably been our best player through the preseason," coach Dom Starsia said. White's versatility and experience allowed the Virginia coaching staff to move him around and flex as Drexel tried different ways to defend him.
Most impressive on the afternoon, however, was the play of junior O'Reilly. In his first game back after last season's suspension, O'Reilly connected for two goals and six assists for a game-high eight points.
"We're going to ask a lot of him." Starsia said. "He steps into some big shoes. We have no expectations of him being the next Steele Stanwick. If he's Nick O'Reilly that will be just fine. I think he did a pretty good job controlling the tempo and playing offensively."
For Drexel, Junior Ben McIntosh led the way with three goals and an assist, while Aaron Prosser finished with two goals and two assists.
Close games are to be expected when these two teams meet, and Drexel came prepared to for Virginia. The Dragons garnered a few preseason votes, and played like they deserved more.
As the teams put this game behind them and prepare for their next matchups, the significance of the opening win is not lost on Starsia. "The difference between winning and losing a game like this is monumental."
— Caroline Darney
Navy, 11 Detroit 7
Against visiting Detroit on Friday night, Navy junior longstick middie Pat Kiernan had five groundballs in the first quarter. He added two in the second quarter and four in the third.
He did not have a groundball in the fourth quarter; he did, however, score a man-down goal in the quarter as the Midshipmen won, 11-7, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
The Midshipmen are 2-0 for the first time since 2009. They won on Friday thanks to a stout defensive effort for three quarters and three goals and three assists from junior Tucker Hull.
Kiernan led the way on defense: He finished with 11 groundballs, three shy of the school record. He added a goal in the fourth quarter, off an assist from Hull, for an 11-4 lead with 8 minutes 16 seconds remaining.
"We had a good week of practice and are starting to put things together," Kiernan said of the defense. "And above all, Nolan [Hickey, the starting goalie] just played unbelievable. He continues to step it up in practice and every game. He makes a big save and we get motivation off that. ... We got a little lackidaisical in the fourth quarter, that's something we have to fix, but overall I thought it was a good effort."
The Titans (0-2) entered having won 8 of 26 face-offs in an opening loss to Ohio State last week. The face-offs were an emphasis such that coach Matt Holtz brought, among his 36 players on the trip, all four face-off specialists. When Detroit won a face-off in the second quarter on Friday, redshirt freshman Damien Hicks came down the field and scored immediately to close Detroit's deficit to 3-2.
Yet through three quarters on Friday, they won 3 of 14. To that point they had won 11 of 40 on the season (27.5%).
They came alive in the fourth quarter. The Titans won 7 of 8, most of them by senior Tyler Corcoran. He finished the game 9 for 12.
Detroit closed to 11-7 on a goal by Shayne Adams with 4:30 to play. The Titans had possession again with a shot from 12 yards in the middle of the field, but it bounced off defenseman Jules Godino's helmet with 3:45 left. Navy cleared and drew an offside penalty to end the threat.
"We've kind of been struggling with face-offs since the inception of the program," Holtz said. "We brought four face-off guys on this trip. We're trying to figure out what's going on there and sometimes kids figure it out in the middle of the game. And I thought Tyler Corcoran did a good job. And when Damien scored the goal it gave us a lot of energy."
Hull led Navy's offense but classmate Sam Jones struggled, with 0 for 5 shooting and 7 turnovers. No player other than Hull had more than one goal for the Mids. Navy finished with 26 turnovers.
"Some of the shots we took and some of the possessions in the first quarter were not the prettiest," coach Rick Sowell said. "But we hung in there. ... In the second quarter we changed things up and were able to score some goals and stretch the lead. The second half was sloppy, too many turnovers. But as a team we're going to enjoy being 2-0. Wins are hard to come by in our sport."
Detroit's offense was led by Adams, a native of St. Catherine's, Ontario: He finished with four goals and an assist.
Navy does not face Canadian players very often. When it does, Navy doesn't always fare very well. Last year, sophomore Patrick Corbett of Lehigh scored three goals in a 9-4 victory. In 2011, Travis Comeau of Canada scored five goals in Georgetown's 9-8 victory. Comeau scored four goals against the MIdshipmen in 2010. (Navy and Georgetown did not play last year.)
And in 2011, Canada native Zach Palmer had five assists and a goal as Johns Hopkins defeated Navy, 14-5. To be fair, Navy did a better job against Palmer in an 8-2 victory last year. And in an old-school reference, Ontario's Delby Powless scored seven goals as Rutgers defeated Navy, 13-8, in 2003.
Adams "has been our leading scorer for a couple years now," Holtz said. "Especially teams that don't play a lot of Canadians, they may not know how to cover him. You say he's just a lefty, he doesn't have a right. Well he's a little bit different from that. He has fantastic hands and he always has his eye on the ball."
Check out more from Christian Swezey in his weekly "Sunday Finest" column. The first one will run tomorrow on InsideLacrosse.com.
Fairfield 8, Bryant 6
It was a cold day in Smithfield, R.I., as the Fairfield Stags faced off against the Bryant Bulldogs. The Stags used a four-goal fourth quarter to erase a one-goal deficit and walk away with the 8-6 victory in the team's season opening game.
The game was all around sloppy as both teams had missed passes throughout the game while dropping or overthrowing players without pressure put on them. Fairfield coach Andy Copelan was not happy with the crispness of his team. "You had to sit through that mess," he said after the game.
The star of the game for the Stags was clearly Jordan Greenfield, who scored four goals on the day including three in the fourth quarter. "Jordan didn't practice this week until Thursday as he was nursing an ankle injury. He stepped up when it mattered in the fourth quarter so that we could get the victory." said Copelan. The first goal by Greenfield in the fourth quarter ignited the Fairfield bench and seemed to get them back into the game mentally.
The other Stags player to stand out was goalie Jack Murphy, who made 11 saves while giving up six goals. Murphy, who transferred to Fairfield from the Mass-Maritime Academy, was all over the Bulldogs shots throughout the day and made all the stops expected of him. Copelan said: "I was real proud of Jack's performance in the goal today. He was able to make a difference in this game with his saves."
Bryant's Kevin Massa was unbelievable at the face-off X by going 15-18. Bryant head coach Mike Pressler said, "I haven't coached a face-off player this good during my career. Andrew Hennessy was close, but no one is as strong early in their career like Massa." It showed at Massa was able to help Bryant control the possession game.
Of course, Fairfield's Andy Copelan was unhappy with the play of his three faceoff men on the day as you can't expect to win many games winning only three out of 18 draws on the day. "We will have to work on that this week."
Neither one of these teams stood out on this day as they had to deal with the elements in cold Smithfield, Rhode Island. This was the second straight week that Bryant has lost to a ranked squad by a narrow margin and can definitely compete at a high level.
Fairfield junior defender Toby Armour was fantastic throughout the game. He was able to spearhead the Fairfield defensive unit. "He easily won his matchup in the day," said Copelan. The entire Fairfield defense was solid throughout the game with both Thomas Lukcovic and Greg Perraut making consistent plays.
— Brian Foley (@BFoley82)
UMass 12, North Carolina 11
It was a great event and an even better game at Kennesaw State. The Southern Showdown between North Carolina and UMass was intense from beginning to end.
The Minutemen entered the game without one of the top players in the country in attackman Will Manny, as he was sidelined with a broken left thumb. UMass and its workman-like attitude didn't use the Manny factor as an excuse. North Carolina rolled out to a quick lead and the boys in maroon played catch up all day. Both squads showing off their talented freshman goaltenders and high-octane offenses; the 7,255 fans in attendance were in for a treat. ??The game was by far the best that the Showdown has hosted in its five-year existence.
The UNC offense started off hot and seemed to get the best of the UMass defense early. However, the Tar Heels could not stay out of the penalty box and allowed the extra-man unit of UMass to keep it close throughout the first half. As the possessions mounted for both teams, UMass goalie Zach Oliveri and the Minuteman defense grew tougher and tougher. The confidence in the young netminder allowed the offense to settle in and chip away, as the second half was dominated by the UMass offense.
North Carolina found itself on the defensive end for the majority of the second half. The Tar Heel faithful seemed confident knowing that UMass would be without its leader Will Manny. As the gritty Minutemen began to win face-off after face-off, the crowd seemed to believe that underdog may be able to pull of an early season upset, and put some of the naysayers to rest about beefing up the 2013 schedule after UMass went undefeated in the 2012 regular season.
UNC had a handful of players register points on the day. Offensively Marcus Holman lead the way with two goals and an assist. Jimmy Bitter and Spencer Parks both netted two goals. Joey Sankey, TJ Kemp, Jake Matthai, Chad Tutton and Davey Emala each chipped in with one tally. Kieran Burke finished with 12 saves in the contest.
UMass was led by Kyle Smith and Connor Mooney, both notching hat tricks. Andrew Sokol and Grant Whiteway both found the back of the net twice, while Matt Whippen and Sean Clearly added single goals to help UMass earn the victory. Oliveri was outstanding between the pipes, turning away point-blank shots and finishing with 18 saves.
While the temperature was on the chilly side, the atmosphere and the game quickly heated up. The fans welcomed the two ranked teams with open arms and were not disappointed by the effort of both teams that traveled to Georgia and played an early-season tilt. The fans outlasted the weather to witness a quality Division I game. Most of the 7,255 stuck around for a meet and greet with players and coaches after the upset at the 2013 Southern Showdown.
— Bryan Wallace
Johns Hopkins 15, Towson 6
Notes from Ed Lee, The Baltimore Sun. For more from The Baltimore Sun, check out their Lacrosse Insider Blog.
Shawn Nadelen wasn't happy about Towson's 12-6 loss to No. 5 Johns Hopkins Saturday night, but he reserved a good portion of his anger for the behavior of some of the players representing his alma mater.
The Tigers coach was visibly enraged after Blue Jays senior defenseman Chris Lightner was flagged with 2:43 left in the fourth quarter for an illegal body check that was a non-releasable, one-minute penalty. During a timeout, Nadelen and Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala exchanged some words, and Nadelen said after the contest that he was irked by the way several of Pietramala's players were reacting to Lightner's hit.
"I was very upset they were celebrating a very potentially lethal hit," said Nadelen, a former defenseman who played for Pietramala in 2001, his senior year. "High hits have been emphasized in our game, and their group was hollering and jumping around while the guy could have potentially put one of our guys out of the game. We don't celebrate penalties. Those put us in a hole. We celebrate good, clean hits like the one [junior short-stick defensive midfielder] Jordan Fortmann had on [senior midfielder] John Ranagan. … I didn't think it was a very classy reaction from their team, and I vocalized my opinion."
Nadelen pointed out that the Blue Jays were flagged four times for one-minute infractions in their 15-6 victory over Siena on Feb. 8, and he said he made it a point to remind the officials of that development.
"Those are personal foul penalties, and I think at least two or three of them were full time served," Nadelen said. "… I'm going to protect my players. These guys work hard. They've got a great opportunity to get a great education and play Division I lacrosse. We've had guys get serious head injuries that have hampered them from being able to play. That's something that I'm glad the refs are trying to pay more attention to, and we're doing it as a staff, teaching our guys how to hit better. You see it in all sports, the emphasis on that. So that's what is frustrating to me."
Pietramala, who spoke before Nadelen did, did not go into great detail regarding Lightner's penalty or his players' behavior. Despite what seemed to be a quick handshake between the head coaches after the game, Pietramala had nothing but praise for Nadelen.
"I have the utmost respect for Shawn Nadelen," Pietramala said. "I think he's a terrific coach. I think he's the perfect guy for this job. He played for Johns Hopkins. So he's one of our guys. I don't have a problem with Shawn. If he's got one with me, I hope not."
After pausing, Pietramala added, "Things get emotional in games."
Asked if things were ok between him and Pietramala, Nadelen said, "As far as I know. We shook hands.
— Ed Lee
Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala thought Saturday night's matchup with Towson was potentially an early trap game and presented a tough situation for the No. 5 Blue Jays to walk in to.
"They're coming off one of the most embarrassing losses their program has had and we felt like as we watched the film that that wasn't the Towson team," Pietramala said of Towson's season opening loss to High Point a week ago. "We had a heck of a lot more respect for them than they played in their High Point game."
Hopkins responded, taking a 6-3 halftime lead on the way to a 12-6 win. After a season-opening win over Siena in which the midfield carried much of the offensive load, the Blue Jays' attack stepped up, contributing eight of JHU's 12 goals, including four from Brandon Benn and two each from Wells Stanwick and Zach Palmer, who also added two assists each.
"I was pleased with our attack," Pietramala said. "I had called our attack out in the paper and I thought they responded. We're going to need our attack and midfield to put it together at the same time."
The Blue Jays were dominant at the face-off X as Mike Poppleton went 12-17 and picked up six ground balls. Hopkins finished 13-20 overall on face-offs.
"It makes you sleep a little easier knowing you have a guy there who's proven in big games," said Pietramala of his top face-off guy. "I would have liked to see our whole face-off unit be much better in the transition game. While I thought we were good off the X and good off the ground, I thought we were poor in executing transition with that group."
Cory Dobyns and Greg Cuccinello were the offensive leaders for Towson, contributing two goals each. The Tigers took a lot of outside shots from long range and were limited in their inside opportunities.
"We wanted to force guys to have to beat us," Pietramala said. "I thought Tucker Durkin did a terrific job on DeNapoli. Our poles and short sticks did a good job on Hodgson and the whole group, including Chris Lightner, did a good job on Dobyns, who is a real challenge to prepare for. I thought they did a good job of limiting the shots that came from the interior and Pierce was allowed to see a lot of those shots."
Towson goalie Andrew Wascavage finished with 13 saves and Zack Gregory was 6-16 at the face-off X. Despite the loss, Towson coach Shawn Nadelen saw it as an improvement after a 9-7 loss to High Point.
"I'm proud of our guys' effort," he said. "That was definitely a Towson team that I'm used to seeing out there on the field — the energy, flying around, competing and really battling. Our execution wasn't consistently there on both ends of the field."
—Danielle Bernstein (@DaniBernstein)
Lehigh 11, Villanova 9
In game blog from Lehigh's win at Villanova.
Both Villanova and Lehigh lost some key pieces on the offensive end and were left with questions about who might fill the void.
For the Wildcats, the concern may have been more glaring with the graduation of point guard-like attackman Kevin Cunningham. While a definitive answer wasn't found yesterday, what was evident was how much the whole of the Villanova offense is greater than the sum of it's parts. Nick Doherty (1,1), Will Casertano (0,2), and John Kluh (0,1) all took their turn guiding the flow of the 6v6, with Jack Rice (3,0) being the most frequent beneficiary. But the unit struggled at times if offball movement couldn't generate looks, as Lehigh's sound defense handled most dodgers.
While Dave DiMaria (3,4) and Dante Fantoni (4,1) were key cogs in the Lehigh offense last season, with the graduation of the Lao-Gosney brothers, it is now the attack's show to run. Along with Dan Taylor (2,1), the Lehigh attack felt like something of a bygone era, when attackman controlled games and scored the way a lot of middies do now. DiMaria was handed the ball in nearly every key situation, and he is likely taking a deserved ice-bath for his efforts, but while his solo performance was impressive, the cohesiveness of the unit was on display. Of the 11 goals scored, nine came from the attack, and five were assisted by another attackman (al three DiMaria goals were solo).
Face-off man Ryan Snyder seemed more effective than his numbers proved at the end. The Lehigh drawman went 10-22, and yet there were stretches were it felt like he won or influenced every face-off he was on the field for. Kudos to VIllanova's Thomas Croonquist for a subtely effective day at the X.
One last observation, that I noted in the game blog as well - the Lehigh vs. Villanova game in terms of the look of the personnel, was a fairly stark contrast in recruiting philosophies. A long time ago, talking to Villanova, they knew the kind of recruits they would likely pull, and they made a decision to take the skilled attackman who was a little small for other schools, over perhaps a kid who has the right physical dimensions, but not necessarily the same skill level. That has produced these smaller, quicker, creative offenses the Wildcats have relied on the past few seasons. Perhaps building off his own experience at Duke, Kevin Cassese went the other route, grabbing as many big athletic bodies as he could and figuring the lacrosse part will grow (not to say the players he recruits are unskilled). On the field, while the smaller Wildcats were darting around, the Mountain Hawks relied on a big, muscly defense, and aggressive, bull dodging offense.
Often when teams collide the game can be viewed as pitting two styles against each other, but this dichotomy seemed particularly poignant.
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ESPN's SportsCenter
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Posted Jan 5, 2004 @ 5:11 PM
And what's the point of Nick and Robin Bakay? It's pointless and not funny. Maybe if he did it as Salem the cat from Sabrina.
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Posted Jan 5, 2004 @ 7:26 PM
I nominate Salem the Cat for SC anchor. Now that would actually make me tune in again. I'm dead serious.
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Posted Jan 6, 2004 @ 12:40 AM
If you get the chance read this compelling article in the Washington Post by Boswell who interviewed Fay Vincent at length about Rose: http://www.washingto...2-2004Jan5.html
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Posted Jan 6, 2004 @ 3:48 AM
hate to break up the Pete Rose hatred, but where was Sean Salisbury on Chain Reaction? Did I miss something or is he just taking a week off? I've kind of grown to like him. Anyone know?
Sean was in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl with the crew from the Dan Patrick Radio Show, who did all their shows from there last week. I agree he's very entertaining. Most analysts will bash athletes, then suck up to them when actually talking to them, but Sean is great at being genuinely honest, either positively or negatively, and sticking to his guns when he talks to guys like Joe Horn and Terrell Owens on the radio show.
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Posted Jan 6, 2004 @ 7:28 AM
And what's the point of Nick and Robin Bakay?
While I think the whole "lovable loser" schtick (schtoink?) is a funny idea, NB can't quite seem to pull it off. However, I think they should keep those segments just to see Robin in those French Main/stripper/Jeannie outfits!
Yes, I am the last hetero male left on these boards, why do you ask?
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Posted Jan 6, 2004 @ 8:15 AM
I can deal with Stuart Scott in small doses. I can deal with Berman in smaller doses. It's really weird going directly from Scott's forced hiphopishness to Boomers played out 70's references.
Keep Robin Bakay and her outfits. Send Nick Bakay far, far away. How the hell did he end up with something like that? There must be something fundamentally wrong in the universe. Or she has shitty eyesight.
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Posted Jan 6, 2004 @ 9:53 AM
Rule 5 on the writer's ballot for the Hall of Fame states: "Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contributions to the team." Since Rose was betting while he was playing/managing seems to me that he fails the "integrity" standard big time.
Yes, Pete Rose is a despicable human being. His achievements before he became a despicable human being qualify him for the Hall Of Fame, in my opinion. I really want him to just go the fuck away.
Back to SportsCenter, Dan Patrick wasn't on 6:00 p.m. show yesterday. Is he on vacation? If he is, may he stay away for months. The show was much more tolerable without him. I like Linda Cohn a lot these days.
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The people I have an issue with are the ones who who believe he bet, and don't care. yeesh. sorry, but the integrity of the game (such as it is) is at stake here.
I don't think Sportscenter is overplaying this. It's a BIG deal. HOF voting is going on right now, the new slate is about to come up, and Pete Rose is always an issue at this time of year. Now the confessional book is out. 14 years of lies have been exposed.
I'm guessing this is hard on Dan Patrick, being from Cincy and all.
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"Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contributions to the team."
Four out of six ain't too bad. :)
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People aren't greeting this revelation with hugs and praise because:
- He doesn't seem at all contrite. In fact, he pretty much refuses to apologize.
- He's only coming clean to sell books.
- He's been lying about this for 15 years.
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Again, just my opionion.
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As a Cowboy fan, I dread Gibbs' return to the division because it means making the playoffs with Coughlin in NY and Reid in Philly will be hell on earth. There should be lots of bloodletting over the next 3 to 4 years.
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I hope we dont get so sick of pete rose than SC have made some sick of LeBron.
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It's a good thing, too. He's too good to be wasted on the sorry-ass NBA.
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Feinstein (though he's personna non grata at ESPN these days)).
Any thoughts on why? I like Feinstein and just realized after reading your post that he used to be on Sports Reporters every now and then.
With Sean Sallisbury's job offer from Denny Green I think the question of whether he or John Clayton knows more about the NFL is answered (until Clayton gets a GM post I guess). Kato may still be an ass to Clayton but I still contend that this is mostly schitk.
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I am a little bit worried about Joe Gibbs back in DC (I'm and Eagles Fan and can remember when the Skins were a team I worried about come game day), but the SC guys this morning were cracking me up, one person predicted they would make the playoffs next year and maybe the Super Bowl. Ass kissing much? Jeez.
I think that was Mark Schlareth, who played for Gibbs on the last Redskins Super Bowl team. That's probably why he's so high on Gibbs. As a Cowboy fan, I'm a little scared of Gibbs' return. But as a native and resident of D.C., it sure is exciting to see him back. Parcells, Gibbs, Reid and Coughlin...there's gonna be some tough football being played in the NFC East the next couple of years.
Feinstein (though he's personna non grata at ESPN these days)).
Any thoughts on why?
A couple of years ago, Feinstein (or Junior, as Tony Kornheiser refers to him) wrote a column on AOL - I believe - that was highly critical of ESPN. Evidently, ESPN thought the column was a little below the belt and severed ties with him. I'm sure there's more to it, but that's the extent of my knowledge of the situation.
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btw I dont care much for Nick Bakay segment either.
I miss Keith (we dont get MSNBC)
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Also, it seems to me that recently we have just witnessed more players wanting to make a SC highlight and not focusing on the game on hand. Like the various NBA players who make a routine dunk and celebrate like they have just won the NBA finals. Or that asshole on New Orleans Saints player Joe Horn who used his cell phone after scoring a TD a couple of weeks back. Or Manny Ram and Barry Bonds standing there watching their homeruns. This crap would not be as much IMO if we did not have SC making such a big deal about this stuff.
I say we go back to the old days of reporting the highlights and not making stupid jokes and shouting out stupid catch phrases. And stop showing these guys celebrating everytime they hit a homerun or score a TD.
That being said I do have to admit that Sports Center does usually have great interviews and great reporting.
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And then there's Stu Scott, who scripts everything, and I still say it shows. Give me Kevin Frasier, Linda Cohn, Robin Roberts, hell pretty much anyone over tu. I used to like him, but his schtick is played out. (as is Kenny Mayne's, who's become a joke. He was good for a while, but now he stinks too)
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By Avery Yale Kamila
At his general pediatric practice in Windham, Dr. Stephen Donnelly, D.O., sees plenty of parents who say, "Just give me the script." But at the Maine Center for Integrative Medicine, which he founded in Portland two years ago to offer specialty consults for children and adolescents, the parents of his patients want solutions that complement or eliminate the need for prescription drugs.
Dr. Stephen Donnelly, who studied integrative medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil in Arizona, says he approaches "ADHD from a variety of areas – diet, exercise, school supports, neuro-psych testing."
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Cereals high in carbohydrates and sugar lead to blood sugar highs and lows and the release of adrenaline, says Dr. Stephen Donnelly, which can contribute to behaviors that look like ADHD symptoms.
WHAT: Dr. Stephen Donnelly, founder of the Maine Center for Integrative Medicine, talks about the relationship between lifestyle factors, such as nutrition, and ADHD.
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23
WHERE: Whole Foods Market, 2 Somerset St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
One common issue that parents seek Donnelly's help with is when kids exhibit signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
According to 2011 numbers from the Centers for Disease Control, 5.2 million children have been diagnosed with ADHD. These jittery, unfocused kids can be bouncing off the walls one minute and in meltdown mode the next. They can aggravate teachers and test the limits of their parents' patience.
Stimulants – such as Adderall and Ritalin – are the conventional medicine answer. But Donnelly says there are many other avenues to explore.
Donnelly studied medicine at the University of New England and did his pediatric residency at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center. However, his training goes beyond that of many doctors because of his fellowship at the prestigious integrative medicine program run by Andrew Weil, M.D., at the University of Arizona.
Next week, Donnelly will give a talk on integrative medicine approaches to ADHD at Whole Foods Market in Portland. I caught up with Donnelly ahead of his talk to find out about one area of his treatment plan – how the foods children eat can help lead to a diagnosis of ADHD.
"I approach ADHD from a variety of areas – diet, exercise, school supports, neuro-psych testing," said Donnelly.
He starts off by having his patients (or their parents) fill out a questionnaire that asks for detailed information about the foods eaten each day. Frequently this information gives Donnelly a picture of a child who is going through his or her day with little real nutrition.
"Oftentimes I find (the foods kids eat are) very heavy in carbohydrates and sugar and lacking in protein, fiber and healthy fat," said Donnelly. "Some might have Cocoa Puffs for breakfast with skim milk, no snack and ramen noodles for lunch."
He said these kinds of overly processed, nutrition-devoid foods set off chain reactions in the body that create a rollercoaster of blood sugar highs and lows. In addition, the low blood sugar triggers the release of adrenaline. The result is a kid suffering from both low blood sugar and high levels of adrenaline.
"That looks very much like ADHD," Donnelly said.
His main message to parents struggling with an ADHD diagnosis is that children need to eat protein, fiber and healthy fats during all meals and snack times.
For the child eating Cocoa Puffs for breakfast, Donnelly said a whole grain cereal and a sliced apple with peanut butter would be a much better breakfast that would help stabilize blood sugar throughout the day. Another good choice would be an egg on whole grain toast with a side of fruit. A kid-friendly snack could be cut fruit with Greek yogurt and granola.
Donnelly said parents should make sure their kids steer clear of foods labeled "low fat."
"Anything low-fat means high-carb," said Donnelly, who noted that all those carbohydrates (often in the form of sugar or refined grains) cause blood sugar to spike.
When it comes to fat, Donnelly said, kids should stay away from trans fat (typically in the form of hydrogenated oil) and limit the amount of saturated fat (high in animal-based foods and low in plant-based foods).
He said the best choices for high quality fat and protein are foods such as wild-caught salmon, sardines, walnuts and flaxseeds.
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Our End of Life healthcare team works closely with you and the medical team to begin the difficult discussion of palliative care: to identify the patient's wishes regarding treatment or hospice, to identify the place of death, and to identify the Advance Healthcare Directive. (An Advance Healthcare Directive is a form in which you give instructions about your health care, what you want done or not done, if you can't speak for yourself.)
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The fourth local veteran in the film, Orville Lemke of Milwaukee, passed away six weeks after his honor flight.
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On January 15, 1983, Professor Emeritus of Economics Phil Thomas addressed a group of prospective students and their parents. "The occasion was an Admissions Day and the topic was 'Liberal Arts,'" wrote Thomas. "I ran across the talk when I was sorting through my professional files. Although it was not an economics talk, I referred to the recession at that time, which, up until now, had been the worst since the Great Depression. It made the talk seem eerily relevant."
With Dr. Thomas' permission, we've excerpted portions of his 1983 speech.
… You are here … to learn more of what a college like Kalamazoo is all about, and … my role is to discuss "the liberal arts"…
I asked several colleagues what they would say in a speech of this kind, and perhaps the best answer was this: "There is a saying," said a fellow professor, which goes like this:
"If you give a man a fish, you may feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, he and his family will eat for a lifetime."
In a sense, at a liberal arts college we are teaching "how to fish." That is, if you train a person in a specific trade, he may be prepared for a particular job upon graduation. But if you help a person learn how to think, how to analyze problems, how to find and examine alternatives, how to reach decisions, how to write and speak clearly and effectively, then you are preparing a person for a lifetime. In our rapidly changing world, it is not enough to prepare for one job, because it may well be obsolete within a decade. Rather, one should learn how to learn, how to adapt, how to be flexible and creative, how to respond productively to new situations….
This is the goal of the liberal arts curriculum. On essay exams, term papers, and in small seminar discussions, students are constantly encouraged to think—and think again—and to express themselves both orally and in writing. I try to write extensive comments on term papers and essay exams, as do my colleagues. Criticism is often hard to take, especially when one has labored hours in the library and at the typewriter. But nine out of ten students who come to see me, as three did yesterday, will say something like this:
"I didn't do as well as I wanted on that last quiz…"
"I don't fully understand your criticism and suggestions. Could you elaborate…"
"Can you help me do better on my next exam?" or term paper?
Relatively small class sizes and some very concerned teachers create a situation here where such student/faculty sessions are the rule, not the exception.
Dr. Theodore Schultz, who won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Economics, lectured here at Kalamazoo College two months ago. Recently, I heard a speech by Dr. Lawrence Klein, the economics Nobel Prize winner in 1980 (who will be our guest this coming spring). Both of these eminent scholars highlighted and emphasized the importance of rapid technical change, particularly in the area of information systems, and the growing role and contribution of well-educated people. Professor Schultz, in particular, said the only practical education in today's world is that provided by the liberal arts. …
I want to emphasize that we are a liberal arts faculty. One of the math professors is a fine pianist and another is a violinist and bell-ringer. In English, Con Hilberry, who was a fine high hurdler on the same Oberlin College track team on which I ran the mile, is now better known as a widely-read poet.
You should expect our foreign language professors to be fluent and to travel extensively to keep up in their fields, and they do. Five I can think of offhand were abroad last year. But we have a history professor whose special field is Germany, who is fluent in the language (and who is studying there now, on leave). We have two anthropologists who work in Latin America virtually every year and who are fluent in Spanish. (Dr. Marigene Arnold is in Mexico right now.) A theatre arts professor is engaged in an ongoing project in Surinam, a former Dutch colony on the north coast of South America. He knows the up-country language well, and he speaks sufficient Dutch to get along in the capital city. …
Numerous other faculty members have pursued their work in English-speaking countries abroad. I am recently back from an 18-month assignment in Nairobi, where I served as an international economic advisor to the government of Kenya; and during the past two decades I have also worked in Swaziland, Pakistan, and India. English professor Herb Bogart is just back from a year's leave in Australia, and his department colleague Hal Harris leaves soon for England.
We take pride in being a faculty which continues to probe, study, and publish in our special fields, while, through travel, reading, and other activities we maintain our liberal arts education, so that we can better communicate its relevance to our students.
[Allow me to make a related point.] I'm going to tell you about Dr. Gardner Ackley, who was the
"We are preparing a person for a lifetime in a rapidly changing world."top economic adviser to President Johnson, who is president of the American Economic Association, [and who] is recognized as one of the greatest economists in the U.S. during the past two decades. His undergraduate double major was English and history.
I'm going to tell you about Dr. Paul McCracken, who was the top economic adviser to President Nixon. He teaches at the University of Michigan (as does Professor Ackley), and he is recognized as one of the top U.S. economists in the field of money and macro economics. He had one undergraduate major: English.
I don't want to downgrade the versatility of a bachelor's degree in economics, so let me mention that one of my classmates (Oberlin, 1950) who majored in economics is now a world renowned pianist who has toured Russia and Europe, given several concerts in Carnegie Hall, and last spring played at Kalamazoo College. Another fellow economics major is now a professor of medicine at the University of Illinois.
Kim Erickson '73, one of Kalamazoo College's recent economics majors, is today a dentist. I don't want to belabor this point, but one can never be certain what work one will end up doing. In my opinion, if you want to be in a position to view the ever-changing job market not as a frustrating problem but as an exciting opportunity, you should seriously consider a liberal arts education. …
I think the meaning of "liberal arts" can be summarized with four C-words. The first is competence in whatever you are doing. The second is comprehension. Understand what you are doing and why. What is the background? Where is it leading? …
The third attribute is confidence, a sense of self-worth and self-respect. When I first came to "K" I remember how impressed I was with the seniors. The fact that I had been in India and seen the Taj Mahal, and I had worked in Pakistan and visited the site of the ancient Mohanjadaro civilization did not phase those students. They had seen the Berlin Wall, Michelangelo's David in Florence, and the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. They were confident, assertive, thoughtful, and articulate—and they still are.
The final "C" stands for compassion. What's it all about? Why be competent, comprehending, and confident? Without compassion for one's fellow man, learning has no heart and no significant purpose, so this final "C" is a most vital component of my definition of the liberal arts education. …
Photo - Dr. Phil Thomas, economist and liberal arts advocate, in the 1980s.
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April 19 - MOFGA Earth Day Volunteer Work Day
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center, Unity. Celebrate Earth Day with MOFGA by preparing our grounds for the upcoming growing season. Volunteers get lunch and a free T-shirt. FMI: email@example.com or (207) 568-4142.
April 19 - MOFGA's Organic Orcharding Workshop: Orcharding 101
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Common Ground Education Center Unity. Instructor: Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower. Fee is $40 for members, $50 for non-members. Details.
April 20 - MOFGA Orcharding Workshop: Orcharding 101
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Beech Hill Farm at College of the Atlantic. Instructor: Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower. Fee is $40 for members, $50 for non-members. Details.
April 23 - Grow Your Own Organic Garden Class in Gray
6:30 p.m. Evening class on soil fertility, compost, crop rotation, green manures, pest control. MSAD 15 Adult & Communication Education, New Gloucester High School Cafeteria, 10 Libby Hill Road. Information: 207-657-2620; www.MSAD15.org. Class details
April 23 - MOFGA's Seasonal Cooking Class with Chef Frank Giglio
Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., MOFGA Kitchen at Common Ground Education Center, Unity, Maine. Cost: $30, including lunch (and recipes to take home). Details and registration.
April 26 - Empty Bowl Supper Fundraiser
6 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Miller St., Belfast. Join MOFGA's El Salvador Sistering Committee for its annual Empty Bowl Supper fundraiser. For just $15 ($35 maximum for families; tickets at the door), attendees enjoy delicious soups, breads and desserts, get to see friends, and take home a beautiful bowl, handcrafted and donated by a Maine potter.
April 30 - Waldo Organic Growers Program: Bats
Speaker Annie Kassler of Bat Conservation will show slides and video. Potluck: Please bring a plate, silverware and a dish to share. MOFGA library, Unity. 6:00 p.m.
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